Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation, San Remo Variation E37
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 …
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- Position after 16 half-moves — White to move.
- Material is balanced.
- Family “Nimzo-Indian Defense” contains 99 recorded variation(s) here.
Variations tree of the Nimzo-Indian Defense family
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Variations of this family
| Name | ECO | Main line length |
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| Nimzo-Indian Defense | E20 | 6 plies |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Dilworth Gambit | E20 | 7 plies |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation | E20 | 7 plies |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Mikenas Attack | E20 | 7 plies |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation | E20 | 7 plies |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation | E20 | 11 plies |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid | E20 | 16 plies |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation | E21 | 7 plies |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation, Euwe Variation | E21 | 10 plies |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation, Korchnoi Variation | E21 | 9 plies |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation, Shocron Gambit | E21 | 10 plies |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann Variation | E22 | 7 plies |
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